Essential Dental Therapeutics

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- About the companion website -- Chapter 1 Introduction to pharmacology and therapeutics - pharmacodynamics -- Introduction -- History of therapeutics -- Targets for drug actions -- Receptors -- Enzymes -- Ion channels -- Carrier proteins -- Selective toxicity -- Antibacterial drugs -- Antifungal agents -- Antiviral drugs -- Cancer chemotherapy and treatment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Introduction to pharmacology and therapeutics - pharmacokinetics -- Introduction -- Introduction to pharmacokinetics -- Distribution -- Elimination of drugs from the body -- Routes of administration and drug absorption -- Basic kinetics -- Chapter 3 Introduction to pharmacology and therapeutics - drug safety -- Introduction -- Determining drug safety -- Therapeutic index -- Extension and side effects with drug therapy -- Drug allergy -- Drugs in pregnancy -- Natural therapies -- Clinical studies -- Meta analysis -- Pharmacovigilance -- Individual variations -- Age -- Genetics -- Drug-drug interactions -- Pharmacodynamic interactions -- Pharmacokinetic interactions -- Chapter 4 Antimicrobials - antiseptics and disinfectants -- Introduction -- Antiseptics -- Mouthwashes -- Root canal treatment medicaments -- Hand hygiene -- Disinfectants -- Surface cleaning agents -- Instrument cleaning agents -- Impression and prosthesis disinfection -- Specific agents -- Chlorhexidine -- Iodophors -- Triclosan -- Alcohol -- Quaternary ammonium compounds -- Oxidizing agents -- Essential oils -- Chapter 5 Antimicrobials - antibiotics -- Introduction -- Management of infection -- Dental abscess -- Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and pericoronitis -- Oral mucosal infections -- Sinusitis -- Periodontal disease -- Antibiotic prophylaxis -- Prescribing considerations -- The patient

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